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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
collide/kəˈlʌɪd/

▶verb

1 hit by accident when moving.

2 come into conflict or opposition.

– origin C17: from L. collidere, from col- ‘together’ + laedere ‘to strike’.

'collide' also found in these Oxford entries:

broadside - cannon - collect - collider - collision - crash - foul - hurtle - knock - run - shock - slam-dance - smash - stock car

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